Berättigar

Berättigar is a Swedish verb meaning to entitle, authorize, or justify someone to receive a benefit or exercise a right. It is commonly used in legal, administrative, and policy contexts to indicate that a rule, agreement, or circumstance provides grounds for a claim or eligibility. The phrase berättiga till is typical, for example: "Lagen berättigar studenter till studiestöd" (the law entitles students to study grants). The verb is transitive and requires a target that receives the entitlement; the subject is what bestows the entitlement.

The related adjective berättigad describes a person who has such rights, i.e., who is eligible or entitled. The noun berättigande can mean entitlement or justification. In everyday language, speakers often use ge rätt till, bevilja, or rätt till as alternatives, since berättiga carries a formal or legal tone.

In Swedish, the term is typically used to articulate the existence of a legal or contractual basis for a benefit, decision, or action. Its use emphasizes the normative or statutory grounds for a claim rather than mere moral justification. Etymologically, the word belongs to formal Swedish vocabulary and is most common in administrative, legal, and policy writing.

See also: berättigad, berättigande, rätt till, bevilja, lagstiftning.